Flash Flood — Van Buren, Arkansas

2025-06-07 · near Fairbanks, Van Buren, Arkansas

Event narrative

Numerous locations along Arkansas Highway 124 were underwater and impassable between Damascus and Quitman.

Wider weather episode

A cold front swept from northwest to southeast across Arkansas which initiated strong to severe thunderstorms ahead of the line. Of these storms, some would reach severe criteria producing a swath of wind damage and numerous instances of flash flooding across the state of Arkansas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1279607. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.